Due to auto IS-zoom, the close combat game is hurting in RO2. And given the close-quarter nature of the Stalingrad maps, this certainly is an issue. Advancing in CQB in IS becomes a claustrophobic experience, inviting players to instead just run in with weapons at hip level.
Now, I am aware you can do a trick with the .ini files to give you 0 IS zoom, and use focus zoom to switch to zoom when you need it, but there are some issues with this:
- weapon models are out of scale when zoom is smaller than 1 (see previous threads that show this)
- having to rely on focus zoom for long range means you drop out of zoom whenever you move, even when walking while in IS
- having to rely on focus zoom means you have to keep a button pressed for a longer amount of time in long range combat, which is not user friendly
- overlap of functionality: controlling your breath and zooming bound to same button
- it does not work in Classic as there is no focus zoom
- it's an ini tweak a lot of people won't know about
I think this game would benefit from an official IS zoom toggle button, which overcomes the above issues.
Now, I am aware you can do a trick with the .ini files to give you 0 IS zoom, and use focus zoom to switch to zoom when you need it, but there are some issues with this:
- weapon models are out of scale when zoom is smaller than 1 (see previous threads that show this)
- having to rely on focus zoom for long range means you drop out of zoom whenever you move, even when walking while in IS
- having to rely on focus zoom means you have to keep a button pressed for a longer amount of time in long range combat, which is not user friendly
- overlap of functionality: controlling your breath and zooming bound to same button
- it does not work in Classic as there is no focus zoom
- it's an ini tweak a lot of people won't know about
I think this game would benefit from an official IS zoom toggle button, which overcomes the above issues.
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